Species Sinobatis caerulea Last & Séret, 2008
Blue Leg Skate, Indigo Leg Skate
- Sinobatis caerulea Last, P.R. & Séret, B. 2008. Three new legskates of the genus Sinobatis (Rajoidei: Anacanthobatidae) from the Indo-West Pacific. Zootaxa 1671: 33-58 [43, figs 6-8, 11, 13].
Type data:
Holotype CSIRO H.2550-10 ♂, west of North West Cape, WA [21°54'S, 113°40'E].
Paratype(s) CSIRO H.2550-01; CSIRO H.2569-02; MNHP 2007-1473; WAM P.32864-001.
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Anacanthobatis sp. C. —
Last, P.R. & Compagno, L.J.V. 1999. Families Rajidae, Arhynchobatidae, Anacanthobatidae. pp. 1452-1466 in Carpenter, K.E. & Niem, V.H. (eds). The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fisheries Purposes. Rome : FAO Vol. 3 pp. 1397-2068. [1464]
Distribution
States
Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
West of Dirk Hartog Island (25°41'S, 111°30'E) to west of North West Cape (21°51'S, 113°41'E), WA; tropical.
Australian Endemic.
IMCRA
Northwest Province (4), Central Western Transition (5)
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, continental slope, marine.
Extra Ecological Information
482–1168 m.
General References
Common Name References
Last, P.R. & Séret, B. 2008. Three new legskates of the genus Sinobatis (Rajoidei: Anacanthobatidae) from the Indo-West Pacific. Zootaxa 1671: 33-58 [46] (Blue Leg Skate)
Last, P.R. & Stevens, J.D. 2009. Sharks and Rays of Australia. Collingwood : CSIRO Publishing Australia 2, 550 pp. [391] (Indigo Leg Skate)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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| 16-Apr-2012 | 16-Apr-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 15-Mar-2010 | MODIFIED |